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Hi everybody this is Jessica,sorry its been awhile since I wrote. I would like to say thank you to everyone that has been keeping up with my progress.It really means alot to me knowing I have all this support. Well on the 23rd I am going to orientation for school. Im excited to start. I know I wont always be saying that. Last saturday the 5th I was in a fun show (where you ride your horse & have fun). I did the costume class and got 3rd place I was really excited. I wanted to just run around, but I knew I couldn't :) So I think I am progressing really good even when I got on the horse I use to hug the neck and lets just say it wasnt pretty.This time I kept sitting up the whole time I didn't slouch:)
My good friend Stacey bought me a 3-wheeler(bike).Thank you so much Stacey!!!! My mom makes me go around the block everyday. At first it was really hard, but day by day it has gotten easier. I look pretty funny, with my hand ace wrapped to the handle-bars,foot to the peddel. Now that it's warm, i go in my pool alot more.
tuesday, may 18,2010
hi everyone this is jessica. Sorry it has taken so long to write, been so busy signing up for school and everything. It had been officially a year on may 11th crazy isn't it but technically i dont count it as a year because i was in a coma for about 2 of those months. But i can not thank god enough for giving me a second chance at life i am so grateful.When i think of all i have over come it truly is a miracle.
Therapy is going great. I love my therapists they are awsome. They are helping me learn to walk again & control my hand. So it is not always up, but honestly without there help i would be a lost cause my family can only do so much. I just realized how far i have come i am so proud of myself :) i was watching my videos from awhile ago (channel 5) & its like a different person.
I am excited about starting college but i realize it will not be easy. But i am very determined to give it my best.I took the cpt (college placement test) & i did pretty good except in math :(. I dont really remember how to do math,like the algebra looked like chinese. I really didn't do well in math but the other sections i did.
febuary 23,2010
hi its jessica it my birthday yay!!!!im doing really good they said alot of improvement i still do acupunture it hurts like hell but the guy who does it is really cool and i trust him and only him im doing really good in therapy i graduated to a straight cane so its harder but whatever it takes i have a problem keeping my attention in 1 spot i zone off alot but atleast im improving
Tuesday, February 09,2010
Jessica has graduated to a straight cane. She had been using a quad cane but the therapist feels
she would benefit more from the staight cane.
The acupuncture is going good. Jessica has finally agreed to do her face. The hope is to regain
full use of her right eye lid and have a full mouth smile not just half a smile.
We all continue to take one day at a time,and make the best of it.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look
fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror, I can take the
the next thing that comes along." (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Tuesday February 02,2010
Jessica has had week of acucpuncture and it really seems to be working. Her arm appears to be a bit more relaxed. It is easiest to see improvement in her arm.
Sue her physical therapist says she is progessing. Now that she is not using the wheelchair as much she has gotten much stronger. She has met all the goals that they had set for her, of course they have new ones for her.
Susan her occupational therapist sees progress as well. It's just a little slower. She explained that to walk Jessica has to use her legs and balance but she really doesn't have to use her right arm to get by. But with a little determination and a lot of repetition that will come too.
In speech they are testing her sort of like the FCAT, to determine exactly what are her weaknesses.
Jessica will continue her therapies as well as acupuncture and riding horses for as long as it takes.
Thank you all for keeping Jessica in your prayers.
Monday January 25, 2010
Exciting news .. Jessica started acupuncture today. Because Jessica is not your typical patient They actually had the president of the acupunture school come and talk to her.She is a 76 year old Chinese lady. Very nice says they can definately help Jessica with her arm, leg and face. They told Jessica that it has been 8 months since accident, if she gave them 8 weeks she should see substantial improvements. Jessica is not very happy about the needles but is willing to give it a try.Her walking has improved greatly as well. I find if I'm not that quick to respond she manages to find a way. The other day I left her sitting on one side of the barn, I got busy on the other side before I knew it there came Jessica walking with the help of her cane but otherwise on her own. It was just awesome.
Her horseback riding has gotten better too. I was giving a lesson the other day and Jessica was just riding around the barn then she came into the ring. Walk , trot is all I can handle. If I left it up to her she would be galloping around.
For the most part we try not to use the wheelchair. Her body is still quite weak but there is improvement everyday.
friday,january1, 2010
Hello everyone this is Jessica I want to wish you all a happy new year, and my prediction is by May 11 I will be walking that will be a year since the accident. I would like to say thank you to everyone for never loosing hope in me and always pushing me to do as much as I can.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Hello all hope everyone had a nice Christmas, Chanukah, or whatever it is you celebrate. I am just happy to be alive and here with my family. If you think about it, the alternative is not that great. So I hope you have and are having a happy holiday season.
Christmas this year was nice, I spent it with family. I got a bunch of stuff, Perfume, some clothes and a WII game called brain academy that is supposed to help me with my memory. I hope it does because guess what… on January Sixth I am going to see a college counselor about going to college. I have to find out if I took my college placement exam. I am very excited.
Mom says I will need to do it from home for now though because it is going to be difficult to take me back and forth from the campus. I just hope I can get in.
I am still going to Health South three days a week for therapy. It is way down in Sunrise and takes about an hour to get there. I am lucky though because my mom takes me every time.
I had a cast in my right leg for six weeks, but they finally took it off. I have been practicing walking with a cane, but always with someone beside me. I was able to take ten steps by myself the other day. I was so happy. Little by little, I am improving and cannot wait until I am able to walk on my own again.
I am told that the impairment of my face and my right arm will take a lot longer. But, I am able to lift my right arm with a great deal of effort. I Still can’t use my right hand though...
I do all the exercises and my hand is a bit more flexible than before but I cannot pick up or hold anything. But that will all change soon, I am determined to get my ole’ self back- so stay tuned for the progress.
Thanks for checking in, kiss your loved ones and wear your seat belt,
God Bless
